The #2 seeded Luxemburg-Casco Spartans came back to beat the #3 seeded Wrightstown Tigers 4-3 in an exciting WIAA Division 2 regional semi-final baseball game the came down to the final out on Tuesday afternoon in Luxemburg.
The Spartans fell behind in the fourth inning when Wrightstown scored three runs to take a 3-0 lead, but was able to get an RBI single by Ryland Day to close within two runs. A huge sixth inning saw the Spartans load the bases on three consecutive singles and managed to manufacture three more runs to capture a 4-3 lead going into the top of the seventh.
Ryan Routhieaux pitched 4 and 1/3 strong innings before giving way to Owen Deprez, who pitched 2 1/3 innings and picked up 4 strikeouts to keep the Tigers at bay. Blake Robillard came in and threw one pitch and was able to get a fly out to centerfield to earn the save with two runners on base.
The Spartans will now face Notre Dame in the regional final on Wednesday after the Tritons knocked off the #1 Freedom Irish 8-1in the other regional semi-final.
Paul Schmitt and Matt Piesler will have the call with the pregame set for 4 pm on 104.1 WRLU and streamed on New Radio Sports Network. The first pitch is scheduled for 4:30 pm from Fred Yagodinski Field at the Luxemburg-Casco Sports Complex.
